The last two races were definitely the most interesting, challenging and fun.  Race 4 was at a small Steiner school, where the buildings were all very irregular shapes, with tiny narrow alleyways in between.  Some of them met in a kind of hexagon, which was reminiscent of both Venice and the Vortex of Doom.  The […]

The interval between races 2 and 3 was all too short; just time for lunch, a quick shower, and a couple of hours to put the feet up. In no time we were back in the car and on our way.  My legs were asking questions along the lines of “why?” We were back at […]

The problem with running at AIS (Australian Institute of Sport) last night was the requirement to look like a high performance athlete at all times – the place was full of them, and we stood out like a bunch of sore thumbs.  That pressure was removed at this morning’s venue, the University of Canberra, where […]

An early start saw the DIP in Dipidydoo (Deb, Ilze, Pete) heading off to Canberra; somewhat appropriately to spend the Australia Day weekend in our nation’s capital. Patriotism was not our reason – it was of course the lure of 5 Sprint races in 3 days; a great little package, done and dusted with one […]